Garlic is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -5 and gives 14 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -5 and gives 14 calories. It stays fresh for 14 days and rots after 28. It weighs 0.2.
Food in Build 42 has a hunger value, calories and a shelf life. Fresh food goes stale and then rotten, so eat perishables first and keep tins and dry goods for later. Cooking raises the value of many ingredients.
More: Cooking guide · Food list.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.Garlic | Food |
Garlic is on 6 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Kitchen Fridge | Western kitchen (fridge) | 4.8% | 4 |
| Italian Kitchen Fridge | Italian kitchen (fridge) | 3.8% | 4 |
| Restaurant Kitchen Fridge | Restaurant (fridge); Restaurant kitchen fancy (fridge) | 2.1% | 4 |
| Fridge Trailer Park | Any building (fridge); Living room (fridge) | 1.0% | 1 |
| Fridge Generic | Any building (fridge); Living room (fridge) | 0.94% | 2 |
| Fridge Hoarder | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 0.62% | 4 |
Inside bags and cases: Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
It weighs 0.2 in Build 42.
Base.Garlic.
14 calories, and it changes hunger by -5.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.